playactor
One who feigns
A playactor is someone who performs dramatically or insincerely—behaving as if on stage rather than in real life.
The term usually carries a note of criticism, suggesting the person is putting on an act rather than being genuine: He's just a playactor, crying for sympathy.
Also spelled play-actor.
impostor
One feigning another's identity
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
fake · sham · deceiver · poseur · masquerader · dissembler · faker · bluffer · hypocrite · affectation
thespian
Theatrical performer
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- entertainerOne who amuses others
- stageRaised performance platform
drama · script · monologue · soliloquy · rehearsal · costume · audition · director · troupe · ensemble
playactorstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
truth-teller · real deal · honest broker · what-you-see-is-what-you-get · innocent
playactorreal deal
Truly authentic person/thing
straight shooter · true self · natural · what you see is what you get
play, actor, plays, played, playing, player, players, playful, playfully